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Trinidadian gets probation for starving her son to deathJamaica ObserverBaltimore Circuit Judge Timothy J Doory imposed the sentence on Ria Ramkissoon, 23, who last year pleaded guilty to abuse resulting in the death of Javon ...and more »
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Thoughts From the Interface of Science, Religion, Law and CultureScienceBlogs (blog)Ria Ramkissoon, 23, pleaded guilty last year to child abuse resulting in the death of Javon Thompson. She admitted denying food and water to the ...
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Periodista DigitalLibertad condicional para la mujer que dejó morir de hambre a su hijo porque ...Periodista DigitalRia Ramkissoon dejó de dar de comer a su hijo de un año a instancias del líder de una secta religiosa porque el niño no decía 'Amén'. ...
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NATION briefs for Thurs., Apr. 22The BG NewsRia Ramkissoon, 23, pleaded guilty last year to child abuse resulting in the death of Javon Thompson. She admitted denying food and water to the ...and more »
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FOXNewsNo jail for mom in cult who starved son to deathWashington PostRia Ramkissoon pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of her son, Javon Thompson. The plea agreement contained an extraordinary provision: If ...Woman Starved Son: Cult Orders 1yr Child To Say "Amen"Post ChronicleMother who starved child sentencedUPI.com'Resurrection clause' mom gets probation for starving sonRaw StoryBaltimore Sunall 156 news articles »
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Woman gets probation for starving son with cultWashington PostRia Ramkissoon, 23, pleaded guilty last year to child abuse resulting in the death of Javon Thompson. She admitted denying food and water to the ...and more »
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Md. woman gets probation for starving sonThe Associated PressRia Ramkissoon pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of her son, Javon Thompson. The plea agreement contained an extraordinary provision: If ...and more »
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Sentencing set for Md. cult woman who starved sonThe Associated PressRia Ramkissoon pleaded guilty last year to child abuse resulting in the death of her son, Javon Thompson. The plea agreement contained an extraordinary ...and more »
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Maryland TodayFrederick News Post (subscription)Ria Ramkissoon pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of her son, Javon Thompson. The plea agreement contained an extraordinary provision: If ...and more »
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The former boyfriend of an alleged religious cult leader testified Tuesday that he encouraged the mother of a starving 1-year-old boy to feed the child. Steven L. Bynum took the stand at the trial of Queen Antoinette, her daughter and another man. The three are accused of denying food and water to toddler Javon Thompson after the boy did not say "Amen" before a meal. According to police and prosecutors, Antoinette, Trevia Williams and Marcus A. Cobbs were part of a small religious group called 1 Mind Ministries. Bynum testified that he allowed the group members to live in a building in northwest Baltimore that he owned along with his partners in a security company. He said that in late 2006 or early 2007, he heard a "loud cry" from the kitchen of the building and walked back from his office to investigate. There, he said he was told by Williams that Javon would not say "Amen." A few days later, Bynum said he saw Javon in a playpen. "His color, his skin didn't look right. He was real pale. He looked like he had lost weight," Bynum said. "He was moving in slow motion." Bynum said he took Javon's mother, Ria Ramkissoon, into his office and closed the door. "Nowhere in the Old Testament or the New Testament says that you should not feed a child because he doesn't say 'Amen,'" Bynum said he told her. He said she burst into tears. Jurors watched intently during Bynum's testimony. Ramkissoon was part of the group and has pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in death. She ...
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...her toddler son to death will soon be released from the Baltimore jail. Lawyers on both sides say they've agreed to send Ria Ramkissoon to a counseling center in rural northeast Maryland. Ramkissoon is set to receive a 20-year suspended sentence under her...
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Fresno Bee
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Regligious Mother Starves Her 17 Month Old Baby To Death For Not Saying "Amen"!
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...God. He showed that by being perfect. By all accounts poor little Javon wasn't God therefore, I'm afraid he's sunk. Since Ria Ramkissoon was brainwashed she was allegedly too robotic to be held accountable for her actions. However, the arbitrary number of...
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...son to death after making an unusual deal with prosecutors: If the child is resurrected, her plea will be withdrawn. Ria Ramkissoon, 22, also agreed to testify against four other members of the now-defunct religious group known as 1 Mind Ministries. All four...
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...cult member charged with starving her 1-year-old son to death: If the child is resurrected, her plea will be withdrawn. Ria Ramkissoon, 22, also agreed Monday to testify against four other members of the now-defunct religious group known as 1 Mind Ministries....
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...cult member charged with starving her 1-year-old son to death: If the child is resurrected, her plea will be withdrawn. Ria Ramkissoon, 22, also agreed Monday to testify against four other members of the now-defunct religious group known as 1 Mind Ministries....
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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...son to death after making an unusual deal with prosecutors: If the child is resurrected, her plea will be withdrawn. Ria Ramkissoon, 22, also agreed to testify against four other members of the now-defunct religious group known as 1 Mind Ministries. All four...
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...A February 14, 2006 file photo released by Seeta Khadan-Newton shows Ria Ramkissoon and her son... A February 14, 2006 file photo released by Seeta Khadan-Newton shows Ria Ramkissoon and her son Javon Thompson. Ramkissoon, who who was involved with a group...
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A Baltimore mother accused of being part of a cult pleaded guilty Monday to starving her baby to death. ...
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Queen Antoinette, top left, Ria Ramkissoon, top right, and Trevia Williams
BALTIMORE — After denying Javon Thompson food and water for two days because he wouldn't say "amen" after meals, the 1-year-old's caretakers waited for a divine sign that their
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Denver Post
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Toddler 'starved to death by cult' A toddler whose remains were found inside a suitcase in Philadelphia this spring was starved to death by members of a religious cult, including his mother, in part because he refused to say "amen" after meals, police said. Ria Ramkissoon, the mother of Javon Thompson, was charged with first-degree murder in the boy's death, and Baltimore police said that three other members of a group called 1 Mind Ministries have also been charged with first-degree murder ...
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A woman charged with killing her child was ordered held without bail today during a court proceeding at the Central Booking and Intake Center.
Standing in court with her hands shackled behind her back, Ria Ramkissoon, 21, wore a purple jumpsuit, rocked
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Baltimore Sun
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BALTIMORE - Baltimore police say a toddler whose remains were found inside a suitcase this spring was starved to death by members of a religious cult, in part because he refused to say "amen" after meals.
Ria Ramkissoon, the mother of Javon Thompson,
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Canoe
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The religious cult that Ria Reshma Ramkissoon belonged to shunned health care and formal education. The leaders were known as "King" and "Queen," and their followers called themselves "Prince" and "Princess."
They were forbidden to interact with
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